[TowerTalk] RE: The Other End of the Coax

Brent:
I just put a regular PL259 connector on the end of the coax. Then I
take a
panel mount SO239, solder a short wire to the center pin and another to
one of the flange mounting holes, and attach those wires to the beam (a
split-driven-element Cushcraft A4S in my case). That way you can
weather-
proof the PL259 just like normal, and just screw it onto the SO239.
73,
Dave WD5N
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>From: Brent Childers[SMTP:w5ww@hotmail.com]
>Sent: Friday, April 04, 1997 9:41AM
>To: towertalk@contesting.com
>Subject: [TowerTalk] The Other End of the Coax
>
>Hello Fellow Towertalkers,
>
>Now that the coax connector subject has been addressed, I have a question
>about
>the other end of the coax. On the Cushcraft 40-2CD antenna, it's a split
>driven
>element fed directly by coax. When you put ring connectors on the center
>conductor and sheild of coax cable, what is the proper way to seal the coax?
>I'm curious to see what people do to keep things waterproof.
>
> 73 de brent
>
>
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